The History of East Asian Civilization —— Shennong in Ancient Legends

Shennong (3245-3080 BC), namely Emperor Yan, was born in Lishan (now Suizhou City, Hubei Province) 5500-6000 years ago, and is the legendary sun god in China. Shennong, also known as Shennong, is an ancient figure in China. The recorded time appeared after the Warring States Period. They are honored by the world as "King of Medicine", "King of Grains", "Emperor of Grains", "Emperor Shennong" and "Rehmannia glutinosa". One of the ancient Huang San in China, a legendary inventor of agriculture and medicine, tasted all kinds of herbs in the world. There is a legend that "Shennong tasted a hundred herbs", which teaches people medical treatment and farming, and is the god in charge of medicine and agriculture. It can protect agricultural harvest and people's health, and is regarded as the patron saint by Yiguang and drugstore.

Legend has it that Shennong looks strange and is a cow's head. He knew his crops when he was three years old. When I grow up, I am eight feet seven inches tall, with a long face and big lips and a thin figure. His body is transparent except for his limbs and head. Legend has it that Shennong tasted all kinds of herbs. As long as the herbs are poisonous, his internal organs will turn black after taking them, so it is easy to know what herbs affect which parts of the human body. Later, because Shennong took too many kinds of poison and accumulated too much poison, he was poisoned by Lysimachia christinae and died unfortunately.

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(1) Yan Di Shennong Culture and loong Culture

"Emperor Century" said: "Shennong was in power for one hundred and twenty years, and there were eight generations: Emperor Cheng, Emperor Lin, Ming Di, Emperor Zhi, Emperor Lai and Emperor Ai." In fact, Shennong in Yan Di should be a tribe that lasted for a long time in the Neolithic Age. Shennong in Yan Di is a dragon, including dragonfly, dry dragon, dragon, dragon general, dragon map, waterspout, dragon, red dragon, white dragon and yellow dragon. The dragon has a distinct imprint on China's politics, literature, art, customs and beliefs, and has become a symbol of the Chinese nation.

The worship of dragons by Emperor Yandi Shennong's clan is related to the legend of Emperor Yandi Shennong's eldest son, whose youngest daughter An Deng (also known as female Deng) created dragons.

"Chronicle of Bamboo Books" records: "Yandi Shennong, whose country was first a foreign country, then a Yue country, is collectively called the Yi family." Sima Guang's Zi Tong Zhi Jian, Si Ku Quan Shu and Qin Ding Century Bian all follow the records of bamboo books. Yichuan was called "the country of Houyi" in ancient times, and Oracle Bone Inscriptions in Yinxu, Anyang recorded that "Zhong Mu lived in Houyi".

"Yan Di Shennong, its first country, Iraq". The first generation of Yan Di Shennong was born in Iraq. According to Wei Yuan Ming Pao in the Spring and Autumn Period, "The Princess of Shaodian traveled in Huayang with a dragon head, feeling that she was a sheep and gave birth to Shennong. People have long faces and are good at farming. It's called Shennong, the son of heaven. " This is a creation legend that has been handed down for thousands of years. Huayang Flower refers to Huashan Mountain in Guo Hua, Yiyang, now known as Ding Yue, also known as Huashan Mountain. Huazhiyang, southeast. Shenlong is a natural stone dragon in Longtougou, Yichuan, located about 40 kilometers east of Huashan Mountain. There are Changhaishan, Yangyangshan, Changshui, Yangjiapo, Lanyangpo and Jianggou (Jianglonggou), and Shilong is on the ditch wall on the north side of Changshui source.

Shilong is more than 90 meters long and 9.5 meters high, with its head in the west and its tail hidden in the mountains. Its head, beard, teeth, eyes, claws, wings and scales are all available, and its head is as long as a crocodile. It has two rows of teeth, a long mouth and a tongue in the middle. Before the kiss, his cheeks stretched forward, his jaw was flat, and his eyebrows were long and angled at the top, with one angle inclined upward and the other inclined downward. Yandi Shennong's mother has Gao's Andeng. When she was playing in Changyang, Yichuan, she saw a huge natural god (stone) faucet here. She was very excited and felt something. She gave birth to a son. When you grow up, you are virtuous, teach people to grow grain, develop agriculture, taste herbs and create Chinese medicine, which is called the god of agriculture. "The old man's name is Shennong." We often say "descendants of the Yellow Emperor, descendants of the dragon" probably comes from this legend.

Throughout history, the feelings for the little princess to ascend to the throne (also known as the female throne) are endless:

"Emperor Century" says: "Emperor Yan Shennong is also Chiang Kai-shek. Mother said, Ren Si, a tall daughter became a little princess, swimming in the sun of Huashan, and with the head of a dragon, she felt that Changyang gave birth to a woman and Emperor Yan. As an ox head, he is longer than Jiang Shui. There is a virtue that governs the king with fire, so it is called Emperor Yan. At first, Chen moved to Shandong. Also known as Kui Jia, Lianshan Jia and Shanshi Lie. "

Fu Ruizhi, Book of Song Dynasty: "A woman with the feeling of a dragon head was born in Yangshan and gave birth to Emperor Shennong."

"History of Taoism, Later Ji III": "Emperor Shennong, surnamed Yi, is famous for Taoism. In the year of stone, his mother An Deng felt a sense of god in Changyang and was born in the stone room of Lieshan. "

"Huang San Ji Jian Bian": "The Prince of Shaodian married a tall daughter, saying that he was an Deng, and the Princess of Shaodian felt the dragon and gave birth to Emperor Yan."

(2) Shennong culture originated from Luo Yi in the Central Plains.

"Li Zhouzhi's Sex" contains: "Henan is famous for Yuzhou, and its mountain city is Huashan." This Huashan Mountain is not Xiyue Huashan, but the Huashan Mountain between Luo Yi and Xiong 'er Mountain, which is the ancestral home of Shao Dian's family. It is called "Ding Yueshan", that is, Guo Huashan in Yiyang, and it is the activity area of Xiong Shaodian and Yue family. According to Records of the Qing Dynasty, "Ding Yue, in the southeast of Yiyang County, is extremely steep and unattainable. It is 60 miles from Longwu to the top of the mountain, and Guo Hua is in the west. " Regarding this mountain, Mr. Zheng thinks that "Ding Yueshan, now called Yueshan, is located in the southwest of Yiyang County, with an altitude of 1.900 meters, which is the main peak of Xiong 'er Mountain ... located within the range of mountains described in Shan Hai Jing, it should be Yueshan recorded in the classics. If this explanation is correct, then this mountain should also be a mountain, the birthplace of Shen Helu in the Book of Songs. He also said: "Yan Di people are sometimes called Da Yue, because they live in Yueshan ... Yan Di people take Yueshan as the center, cut through difficulties, develop valleys and strive to develop primitive agricultural production. "The Yellow Emperor Century" contains: "The Yellow Emperor has a Xiong family, a son of Shaodian, a surname of Ji, and a mother attached to Bao. First, Yan Di's mother's family has Gao's family, and she married a little. "

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The Xiong 'er Mountain Range is the watershed of the Yi-He-Luo River, and the northern end is Yi-Que Longmen Mountain, which is also the location of "Pingfeng Mountain, Ilo in the south and Gucheng Mountain in the east". The Luo Yi River Basin has four distinct seasons, lush vegetation, dense mountains and streams, and hills to retreat from drought and flood. Since ancient times, Chinese ancestors lived here with Shaodian and Gao's family, which is regarded as a paradise. The earliest word "China" also came from this. For example, in the inscription of "Zun" in the Western Zhou Dynasty, the capital city of Luoyi was called "Wei".

Shaodianfei has a feeling of being the first dragon born in Yan Di Shennong. There are nine gullies in Longtougou, Yichuan, Luoyang, which is located in Xiong 'er Mountain and is known as the land of Kowloon in the world. There is a spring called Longfeng Spring, and the spring water is endless.

"Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, there has been a saying in the literature that an Deng (female Deng), who is high, traveled to Huayang and felt that the dragon head was born in Changyang. Scholars don't know why, but this is the Shilong of Yangjiapo in Yichuan, which is confirmed here. Therefore, there is a saying that Emperor Yan started from Lieshan (Lishan). " (Wang Dayou's "Three Emperors and Five Emperors" China Social Publishing House)

In ancient times, ancestors moved around and needed dragons to protect themselves. Dragon is a god in the sky and a spiritual symbol of people's awe. No matter how the image of the dragon evolves in later generations, the function and spiritual bond of the dragon have not changed.

The eight-generation emperor Shennong, Shaodian and Yougao, who lived in Yiluo, were two famous clan tribes in the Central Plains. Yang Zuolong, the president of Heluo Cultural Research Institute, wrote a Textual Research on the Origin and Development of Yan Di Culture, which made a detailed textual research on the eight generations of Yan Di. Through comprehensive textual research on various historical materials, the conclusion that "Yan Di culture originated from the International Labour Organization" is drawn. This paragraph quotes some research by Mr. Yang Zuolong.

Emperor of the Century, Waiji, Tongzhi General History and Clouds of Ancient and Modern Sunrise are cited: Eight generations of Yan emperors were Yan Di Shi Nian, Yan Di Lin Kui, Yan Di Cheng, Yan Di Ming, Yan Di Zhi (Yi), Yan Di Lai (Li), Yan Di Ai (Li) and Yan Di respectively. The Year of Stone is the first generation of Emperor Yan. "Mother has a Jiao family, a little princess."

Mr. Yang Zuolong visited the giant stone dragon in Longtougou, Daxindian, Pingxiang, Yichuan, and sighed: "In the ancient land covered with vegetation, only the stone dragon stands out from the crowd, which must be very spectacular. In the matriarchal society where the concept of carnal desire prevails, taking the giant stone dragon as the carnal totem conforms to the legend of the birth of Emperor Yandi Shennong. The pronunciation of Shilong and Shennong is very similar. The first generation of Yandi's activities can be located in the south and west of Songshan. " The Shilong area in Daxindian, Pingxiang, Yichuan is the hometown of the first generation of Shennong's Stone Year.

The second generation of Emperor Yan ascended the throne. According to Shan Hai Zhong Jing Ci, "Yao Shanxi Shili" was called Weishan in ancient times. According to the ancient public holidays law of China, public holidays can be granted by Yao and Gou, Gou and Huai, Gou and Kuai, Huai and Kui, Kuai and Kui, Wei and Yao, Wei and Kui, so Yaoshan can also be called Kui Mountain, which is located in Yiyang and Xin 'an of Luoyang today. There is also a cloud in "Three Classics of Mountain and Sea Zhongjing Ci": from Qingyaoshan, it is "East Shili, called Mount Li." Li and osmium are also interlinked. Guo Pu notes the cloud: Yi, "the sound is beautiful, the sound is the same". This mountain is 40 miles west of Yishan, also in Xin 'an County. Based on this, the second generation of forest osmium or osmium of Emperor Yan grew and lived in this area.

"Six Classics of Mountains and Seas" by the third generation Yan Emperor said: "Ninety miles further west, there is no vegetation and more chalk." Inherit and communicate with each other, and often communicate with Shang Tong. This mountain can also be called Shangcheng Mountain. It is located 80 miles south of Shaanxi County, Henan Province, between Shaanxi County and Lingbao. This mountain is the hometown of Emperor Cheng.

"Seven Classics of Mountains and Seas" by Emperor Yan of the fourth generation of Shennong said: "Fifty-two miles to the east, the high mountain comes out, the clear water comes out, and the south enters Yishui." Gao He, Hao and You Tong. It means to understand that there is bright water under it. Jiu Hao is a high mountain, located in Gezhai Township, Yichuan County, Luoyang City. According to the Notes on Yishui in the Water Mirror of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Mingshui and Kangshui flowed from Langgao Mountain (Jiu Hao) to the northwest, and the two waters met in the smoke flow, passing through Shuangxitou and Shengxian Temple and then injected into Yishui. Since ancient times, this place has been called shang huang Guti, including shang huang Gu Quan and Ming (Ming) Chun.

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Yan Deming pioneered wine here, which can be found in Jin Jiangtong's "Wine Patent": "The prosperity of wine originated from the emperor or Yunyi, and was once called Du Kang." Ming Wanli's Quan Zhi Zhili Ruzhou records that "(Yiyang) is 50 miles north of Du Kang, and it is said that Du Kang made wine here, and Chai Chuan made his wine-making method, so Du Shui and Zhu called it Kangshui. It shows that Du Kang, the originator of brewing, also chose to brew Dukang wine here, and the name of Kangshui is to commemorate Du Kang's achievements. Its land is on the east coast of yi river, about 20 miles away from the place where Ming, the hometown of the first generation of Yan Di Shennong, lived.

The fifth generation of Emperor Yan said bluntly and appropriately. The Three Classics of Mountains and Seas in the Middle Ages said: Starting from Mount Li, it is forty miles east, and it is called Suzhou Mountain, which is just right. There are many gems above and many trees below. The water from the mountains and seas flows out, and the water from the north flows into the river. "Appropriate harmony, combined with Xu, Xu and Su, can be called the mountain of the mountain, which can also be called the mountain of Yi Yi. This mountain is in China, about 20 miles north of the hometown of the first generation of Shennong's Stone Year, which should be Yi's hometown.

The sixth generation of Emperor Yan said it was coming, also called Li. Ming Yi 1: Li Yigong. The Classic of Sacrifice to the Temple in Zhong Jing, Shanhai, contains: "Li Jingshan is the first in the shrine, and Luti Mountain is rich in jade and gold. Sweet water flows out, while the north flows into Romania, where there are many rocks. Fifty miles to the west, it is called Zhuzhu Mountain, with many rocks on it. There is a wild animal that looks like a raccoon and looks like a human eye. Its name is Lu Yan. Water flows out and flows north into Romania. One hundred and twenty miles to the west, it's called Lishan, which is rich in jade and ugly in shade. There is a wild animal that looks like a cow. Pale body, sounds like a baby, is a cannibal, and its name is Rhino Canal. The water of Gan々 came out, and the water from the south flowed into Iraq. "

Li and Li are homophonic, Li Helai is a common festival, and Li Helai is a common festival. In the Qing Dynasty, Ren Chen quoted a cloud in the Record of Scenic Spots: "Mount Li is in the west of Songxian County", and Mount Li and Mount Li in The Classic of Mountains and Seas are in the west of Gaoshan Township in Yichuan, which is now called Banpo Mountain. They all belong to Luti Mountain. Sweet water flows out of its sun, flows north through Fandi 'an Township in Yiyang and Changchuan Township in Yichuan, and flows to Luohe. The water flowing from Zhaobao Township in Yiyang flows northwest into Luohe River. Ganshui originates from Banpo Mountain in Yiyang and flows into yi river in the southeast. Luti Mountain, the head of Lishan Mountain, is located about 20 kilometers west of the hometown of the first generation Shennong Li (Li and Lai). Shan Hai Jing records that there are animals in the sun of Mount Li, like cattle. Pale body, it sounds like a baby. It is consistent with the legend of the first generation of Yan Di Shennong that "mother and daughter are pregnant with dragons and give birth to Shennong, which is a cow's head".

The seventh generation Yandi was called Li, also called Ai. "Notes on the Classic of Mountains and Seas" (Volume 18), Ren Chen in Qing Dynasty said: "The history of Taoism" Yan Di came to live in Yanju. So Li (AI) is also called giant. Li, Li and Li are homophonic, which means that the seventh generation of Yandi Li lives in the hometown of the first generation of Yandi Shennong, not far to the west.

The eighth generation of Emperor Yan was called Yu Wang. According to the "Shan Hai Jing Hai Nei Jing" cloud: "Yan Opera gives birth to festivals, and festivals give birth to dramas." Wu Renchen quoted "On the Outline" and said: "In the emperor, it is also called Yanju, which gives birth to stems, grams and plays." According to the note in the first volume of the current edition of the Outline of the Imperial Review: "Festival stems, grams and plays are not in the throne, and grams are born in vanity."

Yu Wang is the grandson of He Jie and the great-grandson of Emperor Yan. "Wang and Fang" are also similar, so the birthplace of Wang is also related to Fang. Fang, in addition to "Fangshan", also has the saying of "Fangze". Tang Kaiyuan Zhan Jing (Volume 1 18) Cloud: "With the Nest" Cloud: After the summer, Fang Ze came out. "Shanxi Tongzhi" also said: "Fang Ze is in the ascendant". Where is Fang Ze? Fang Ze was later the clan residence of the gun clan. In the Classic of Mountains and Seas, it is the place where pearls are tied, looking from the south of Qingyao Mountain. This place is "the place where yufu changed" and the clan headquarters of yufu gun. There is a A Xin tribe in the south of the new city (now Pingxiang, Yichuan) and the old city. According to Hanshu Ancient and Modern People, "If you lose your wife, you have A Xin's daughter." "Zhu Yishui" records that "looking at the south from a distance, the square is ten miles, and the fish is surrounded by reeds, which is also a danger to the father. Once upon a time, there was a woman named Xin in Yichuan who picked mulberry and gave birth to a baby in the empty mulberry. She is long and virtuous, that is, she is also yin. Yishui is in the north and south of Xincheng County. "The new town and the old town are all fiefs of Baibokun. "Huainanzi" records: "Kun is the city of three kinds, and the city also begins. "In the early days, this area was the hometown of the first generation of Yan Di Shennong Stone Year.

Step 2 record

Shennong, according to Sima Zhen's Biography of Huang San, said: "Shennong, Jiang is the fire king. Mother said that the daughter of Nuwa's family, Deng, was born a dragon and grew up. She was named Lishan, also called ". According to Mencius Liang Zhang Sentence, Shennong, your daughter, An Deng, gave birth to an emperor for a little princess and a dragon. Inheriting the foundation of Xi, (Fu Chan and Shennong) is the fire king. " Therefore: "Yan Di". It is called "Shennong" because wood is the ground, water is thunder, and the benefit of thunder is to teach the world. According to Sima Zhen's Biography of Huang San, "Taihao Fuxi's family, the sun and the moon are as bright as their own, and the dragon and hippo do their best to reveal the secrets of Yin and Yang. Before the Eight Diagrams, they prepare branches and branches to make Jia Zi. At the beginning of the wedding, people tied the knot from generation to generation (referring to the notes made by Suiren, which was passed down from generation to generation, Suiren IV was not pregnant, and Tian Ge and Nu Wa went to Fuxi to inherit the inheritance), which was a ceremony and valued human relations, and was regarded as the instrument of the 25 Suiren of the Dragon Chief Officer. He was the first emperor to cook and advocate six beasts. The archway is above, and Minister Zhu Xiang is below. Alas, this day is the reason why Emperor Yan flourished. " Because it was the nineteenth century of Zen Buddhism, the first minister Zhu, the Emperor Yan, was located in the Zen position of Fu Sima. Therefore, there is a saying that "this day is the heyday of Emperor Yan". To sum up, Yan Di is Zhu Xiang's family, Zhu Bao's family is Yan Di, and they are one person. According to "Ci Yuan Er", "Zhu Shixiang, another name of Emperor Yan, is fully recognized". "Ci Yuan" explains: "Lu Chunqiu Ancient Music" says: "In the past, the Zhu Xiang family ruled the world, and the wind rose and the yang accumulated." The meaning of this sentence also shows that the Zhu Xiang family was ruled by Fu and owned the world, so it was recorded that "Zhu Xiang family ruled the world" and "Warring States Policy" recorded that Shennong's attack on Sui was the earliest war in China. According to the textual research of ancient history, "Qiuchen Town is the historical town of Zhu Xiang", which clearly points out that the history of Zhu Xiang lies in Chenzhen. According to the whole world's records, "Zhecheng County is the hometown of Zhu Xiang", and the location was pointed out, which was then Zhecheng County, Chen Zhou. It is today's Zhecheng County, Shangqiu City, in the Zhugu Temple ten miles east of the county seat, with Zhu Xiangling on it. At that time, it was under the jurisdiction of Chen Zhou and Shangqiu, so it said, "Yan Di Shennong is in Shangqiu." Huai Nan Zi said, "Rule the world with fire as a benefit. When you are three years old, you will know the right harvest and naturally enjoy the people and benefit the agriculture. Because of its god of agriculture, it is called Shennong. Shennong teaches, "The husband is strong and does not plow, there are hungry people in the world, and the woman does not weave those who are cold in the world, so she thinks it is the best in the world." According to the Biography of Sima Zhen Huang San, "The smell of grass and trees is the cure (observing its cold, warm and warm nature, it is the assistant of the monarch, and ministers and envoys often encounter seventy poisons a day). There is a good saying, China is a city for people all over the world, where commodities from all over the world gather, trading and retreating, and each has its own position. Because of the rebellion of the sandstorm, he increased his morality and played the five strings of the piano. The emperor dared not leave here for a day. He died in the tea country and reigned for one hundred and forty years. Later, Lin Kui's six imperial capitals were called Yan Di, and they could only keep the world, but they were unable to control the chaos of Chiyou, so they could escape with Gongsun Xuanyuan. " . Yandi Shennong died in tea country, because he made great contributions to the development and progress of mankind and was highly respected. It is likely that after his death, people will transport him back to his ancestral home in Zhecheng County for burial. So far, Zhugang Temple in Zhecheng County has Zhu Xiangling Mausoleum, which was built for sacrifices in previous dynasties. For more than five thousand years, word of mouth has reached this point, and so has the monument. Zhou Wuwang sealed the descendants of Shennong in Jiao.

3. Works

Shennong Jing Yao, also known as Shennong's sequel, introduces Shennong's earliest existing monograph on pharmacology, Jing Yao. This is the first book in China that systematically summarizes Chinese herbal medicines. Most of the pharmacological theories and compatibility laws stipulated in them have played a great role in the practice of medication for thousands of years and are known as classic works of traditional Chinese medicine. Therefore, for a long time, it was a textbook for Dr. Shantang to learn Chinese medicine, and it was also one of the necessary reference books for medical workers.

Medicine is: the Jade Emperor is in charge of everything in the universe, and the people struggle for their lives with compassion. Their bodies will inevitably be damaged by cold, and even terminally ill. While caring for everyone, they will kneel and kowtow on the golden steps to express their sincere desire to open their hearts to infinite mothers, who will drop thousands of herbs in the universe with kindness and love. At that time, I was sent by Shennongjia to test herbs, study medicinal properties and publicize medical science. So far, the old lessons have been gradually distorted and destroyed by natural disasters in the historical evolution. Interrupting the hesitation of celebrities also has secrets. I urgently need to reinterpret medical classics today.

Practitioner: It is not easy to be put into world pharmacology. Prescriptions for opening meridians can be divided into monarch and minister according to their medicinal properties. According to the four seasons, use drugs cautiously from three aspects: cold, wet and hot. It can not be ignored to diagnose the qi state of the five internal organs by observing the five senses and taking the pulse. Most people's patients start with a cold. Careless, careless, and heavy-hearted, they make their illness worse and hurt their internal organs. However, ordinary people don't go deep into it and take drugs at random, which leads to serious consequences, expensive money, sometimes recovery and sometimes defeat. It's best not to underestimate the cold and pay attention to people's risky behavior.

4. Myth; legend

(1) Yan Di

Shennong, namely Emperor Yan, is the sun god in the ancient legend of China. Legend has it that Yan Di Shennong is a bull's head, and he knew how to grow crops at the age of three. When he grew up, he was eight feet seven inches tall, with a long face and big lips. (See Historical Records: Chi Di was "Emperor Yan". "Huai Nan Zi Shi Ze Xun": "The south pole, the north to the sun, runs through the country of Zhuan Xu, and the south to the field of fire. The difference between Chi Di and Zhu Rong is thousands of miles. " This Chi Di, namely Emperor Yan, the son of Shaodian, is called Shennong, the fire virtue of the south. )

Shennong was originally the leader of the Jiang tribe in the valley. Later, he invented wooden barriers as agricultural tools, taught people to grow crops, make pottery and textiles, and used fire. With outstanding achievements, he attacked the king with fire, so he became Emperor Yan, the world number Shennong, and once established Qufu, Shandong Province as the capital, and was respected as the god of agriculture by later generations.

Shennong once waded through mountains and rivers, tasted all kinds of herbs, and looked for a good medicine to cure diseases and detoxify, in order to save his life. Later, he died of heartbroken eating "fire zi zi" by mistake. Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica was written according to his works. Emperor Yan Shennong reigned 120 years, and passed the title of seven generations of hereditary Shennong for 380 years.

Shennong tasted a hundred herbs.

(2) shoveling grass to promote hoeing

Shennong is the inventor of primitive agriculture in China. He taught people to cultivate land and sow grain, which promoted the transformation and development from fishing, hunting and animal husbandry to agricultural economy in the late primitive society. He is one of Huang San's "Yan Di" famous for its virtue. "Shennong tastes a hundred herbs and encounters seventy poisons every day" is a perfect portrayal of Shennong's virtue.

Legend has it that when Shennong planted crops, he knocked, walked and shouted with stones in the field; "The grass dies and the seedlings grow." Later, people became lazy. When the weather is hot, stones are hung from the tree with ropes, and people sit under the tree, knocking and shouting. The grass is not dead. I can't help it. People shovel grass with shovels. The ground is dry, and it takes effort to shovel grass. Some of them are so strong that the shovel is bent. It's better to turn over and scrape than to shovel. From then on there was a hoe.

In order to remember him, in the old drugstore, there is often a portrait of a man with heavy eyebrows, a big smile, leaves around his waist and herbs in his hand. He is "Shennong".

(3) Herbal classics

Remember: a doctor can't be three generations, and he won't accept his medicine. Zheng Kangcheng said: Be careful. Kong Chongyuan quoted an old saying: The third generation is called Huangdi Needle, Shennong Herbal Medicine and Motome Pulse Prescription. Kang Cheng's Notes on Zhou Li also said: Five medicines, namely, grass, wood, insects, stones and grains. The sum of its treatment lies in the skill of Shen Nong's son's instrument, that is, the so-called sum of caution and treatment in the Book of Rites refers to the Classic of Materia Medica. Chongyuan not only cited the old theory, but also suspected that it was incorrect. Citing herbal prescriptions, but lacking artistic and literary records, Jia cited classics, and there was a volume of herbal classics, not to mention from Shennong. By the end of Sui Dynasty, Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica had three volumes, which were consistent with those divided into upper, middle and lower levels, and belonged to the old version since Han Dynasty. Sui Zhi also contains four volumes of Leigong Materia Medica and seven volumes of Cai Yong Materia Medica, which have not been circulated today. Because of other records, there are ups and downs. You can write them down at any time or combine them with this article. According to Lu Yuanlang's classic explanation, the classics and the famous doctor's association are combined into one, making it ancient.

(4) Relevant place names

Shennongjia is in Wenxian County, Henan Province. In the Ming Dynasty, Chen's Book Collection, Volume 31: "Shennong River is in Wenxian County, Weihui House. Shennong collects herbs here, draws the land with a stick and becomes a stream. " Wu Yudou said in a poem in the Tang Dynasty: "Kanshui is born of paintings, and Xi Gu is built to warm the city. ..... After a long time, we should know the fairy medicine on both sides of the strait. Wenxian area, which belongs to Huaiqing House in ancient times, is rich in Rehmannia glutinosa, Chrysanthemum, Achyranthes bidentata and Dioscorea opposita, which is the top grade and is known as the "Four Great Huai Medicines" in the world.

(5) Trillium chinense

Once, Shennong was gathering herbs in the deep forest and was surrounded by a group of poisonous snakes. The poisonous snakes rushed at Shennong together, some wrapped around their waist, some wrapped around their legs, and some wrapped around their necks, trying to kill Shennong. Shennong was outnumbered and was bitten to the ground, bleeding profusely and swollen all over. He cried out in pain, "Queen Mother of the West, come and save me." Hearing the sound, the Queen Mother immediately sent Jade Bird to hover in the sky with one of her life-saving and detoxifying pills, and finally found Shennong in a forest. The poisonous snake fled in fear when it saw the angel of the Queen Mother.

Jade bird fed the elixir to Shennong's mouth, and Shennong gradually woke up from the coma. Jade bird returns after completing its mission. Shennong was very grateful. He thanked the bluebird loudly. Unexpectedly, as soon as he spoke, the elixir fell to the ground and immediately took root and sprouted a grass, and a red bead grew on the top of the grass. Shennong looked at it carefully and it was exactly the same as the elixir. When he put it in his mouth and tasted it, all the pain disappeared. He said to himself happily, "There is a prescription for treating poisonous snake bites!" " Therefore, this herb was named "Pearl on the head". Later, pharmacologists named it "Trillium".

6. Tea

When Shennong tasted a hundred herbs, he brought with him a living "instrument" that could only see the internal organs and the twelve meridians and help him distinguish the medicinal properties-the roe rat, also known as the roe lion. There is a saying among the people that "medicine is ineffective". One day, roebuck ate croton and had diarrhea. Shennong put it under a green tree to rest, and after a night, the roebuck miraculously recovered. It turned out that the roebuck sucked the dew dripping from the green trees and detoxified. Shennong picked the green leaves of the green trees and put them in his mouth to taste. He felt refreshed, wet and thirsty. Shennong people planted this green tree, which is now the tea tree. Shennongjia has a folk song called "Shennong, the original species of tea tree, has white leaves." Not afraid of clouds and fog when planting, and not afraid of wind and rain for a long time. Making tea with tender leaves cures all kinds of poisons, which is loved by every household.

According to an ancient legend, when Emperor Shennong was boiling water on an outdoor stove, leaves from nearby bushes fell into the water and stayed there for a while. Emperor Shennong noticed that the leaves in the water gave off a pleasant fragrance. Later, he decided to try this hot mixture. It's delicious. In this way, one of the most popular drinks in the world was born.

Try a hundred herbs.

Shennong tasted a hundred herbs.

We all call the Chinese people descendants of the Yellow Emperor. Yellow is the yellow emperor; Who is Yan? It means "Yan Di". Yan Di has many names in history, and most myths and legends call him "Shennong". He is also a legend who has made great contributions to the development of Chinese civilization. The most talked about myth is that Emperor Yan invented agricultural farming in China. "White Tiger Pass" said: "People in ancient times all ate animals. As for Shennong, there are many people and not enough animals, so Shennong teaches people to farm. God made it suitable for the people, so it was called Shennong. " Emperor Yan also made great contributions by inventing drugs. In myths and legends, he has some selfless self-sacrifice spirit for others. According to the ancient book Huainanzi in the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, "Shennong tasted a hundred herbs and encountered seventy poisons a day". There is also a touching myth and legend in Sichuan. It is said that Shennong tried all kinds of herbs to treat people. One day, he tasted a highly toxic Herba Lysimachiae, and finally his intestines were broken, giving his life for the people. Shennong also teaches people to trade and exchange: "Shennong takes Japan and China as the city, takes the people of the world and collects the wealth of the world. After the transaction, he will retreat and make progress, and each has his own place." These legends are that his ancestor Yan Di was deified by later generations, which shows that he, like the Yellow Emperor, is the ancestor of Chinese civilization.

(8) Cause of death

Folklore; One day, when he was tasting grass, he accidentally ate a poisonous grass-Herba Clerodendranthi. He didn't drink tea in time to detoxify and died of heartbroken.

On the one hand, Shennong ate a slightly poisonous grass by mistake and wanted to find tea to detoxify. As a result, Shennong found a tea tree, but because he didn't detoxify for a long time, Shennong was poisoned by the poison of that grass. That's why Shennong ate Herba Lysimachiae and died of pain under the tea tree.